Jointing and gluing machine



Filed Nov. 9, 19A/l5 2 Sheets-Sheet l lPliH 18, 1195@ A. FISCHER-SCHMUTZ 2,504,673

JOINTING AND GLUING MACHINE lli/,U @l2/w11 do if @saen -ojzmaz April 18, 1950 A. FISCHER-SCHMUTZ 2,50473 JOINTING AND GLUING MACHINE Filed Nov. 9, 1945 2 sheets-sheet 2 WMV/LMS AEEQr/zeys Patented Apr. 18, 1950- JOINTING AND GLUING MACHINE Adolf Fischer-Schmutz, Basel, Switzerland Application November 9, 1945, Serial No. 627,568 vI I'rSwitzerland J une 6, 1944 A Y section 1, Public Law 690, August s, 194s Patent expires June 6, 1964.

Object of the invention is a machine forjointing and gluing together the edges of flat material, e. g. of veneers, in feed direction.

In known machines of this kind, the edges to beglued together are pressed against each other by rollers, the plane of rotation of which is inclined with regard to the feed direction. This inclination can be adjusted. These machines have great disadvantages. The rollers transmit pressure upon the material only along a line. There are thus as many linear pressure places as there are rollers. Between these linear pressure places, the flat material is unloaded and can rise into waves, so that the edges, on these wavy places, are not accurately brought together. Beside this, sliding between the rollers and the flat material occurs owing to the fact that the rollers do not advance in feed direction, but rotate on the spot. This sliding injures the gluing process.

Another disadvantage of these known machines is, that thematerial to be treated moves on stationary heating bodies, which causes considerable friction.

According tc the invention, all the abovementioned inconveniences are remedied in that no rollers rotating on the spot are used, but conveying means lying opposite to one another and advancing together with the flat material; at

least one of these conveying means is subdivided into two partial means. adjacent edges of which t into each other. By preference, bands, e. g. chain bands are used as conveying means. rThe two above-mentioned parts of one ofthe conveying means approach each other in feed direc tion forrninLT thereby an acute angle between them, whereby the edges of `the iiat material are v pressed against one another uniformly over their whole length. Sincethe pressure necessary be tween the edges depends on the thickness of the' material, it must be adjustable; for this purpose a device for changing the acute angle at will is provided.

In that the two parts of at least one conveying means t into each other, any turning aside process is injured and that the adjacent moving parts are damaged. Owing to the fact that, according to the invention, movable conveying means are provided above and below the at material, it is possible to remove the glue adhering to them by cleaning means after each passage. A continuously increasing glue deposition, as it occurs in known machines, is thus avoided.

The accompanying drawings illustrate, by way of example, one embodiment of the jointing and gluing machine according to the invention.

Fig. l is a longitudinal section through this machine,

Fig. 2 is a cross section along the line II-II in Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the lower band.

The upper and lower conveying means are formed as -conveying chains or bands l and 2. The lower band is subdivided into two partial bands 3 and 4, the adjacent edges of which t into each other. These edges may have any shape whatever. In Fig. 3 the edges haveteeth of triangular form. The edges might even be wave-formed. The partial bands 3 and 1i conlverge towardone anotherfrom the supply .end (`on the right in Fig. 1) to the delivery end (on bands l and 2 is driven by a non-illustrated motorjthrough one of their shafts 8.

It might,

` however, be convenient to drive only one of the `bands while the' other 'is taken along merely by lfriction. lower conveying band 2 and the upper conveying bandi are guided by rails H ixed tothe Both partial bands 3 and ll of the frames 9 and l0. On gluing, a certain .pressure must be exerted perpendicularly to the flat material. This is carried out by springs I2 which, within the upper conveying band, bear against the rails H and against a support i3 of the frame 9. In reach of the jointing place, that is, of the edges fitting into each other, heaters |13 are provided in order to heat this place to a degree suitable for the gluing process.

Since the pressure, under which the edges to be glued together are to be pressed towards each other, must be adapted t0 the thickness of the at material, an adjusting mechanism is provided y lnto waves.

for varying the converging angle between the partial bands, that is, the acute Vangle between the adjacent edges of these partial bands.

For this purpose, the wheels 'l of the lower band, lying at the feed end are loosely mounted on two axially slidable sleeves 39 Vslidable on rods 3| mounted in the frame l0 (Fig, 2). The combination of the sleeves 30 and rods 3l is a Wellknown expedient for mounting slidable, non-rotatable members, as shown for instance in U. S. Patent Number 1,239,620. One of these sleeves has right, the other left-hand thread. These two threads engage corresponding threads of the leftand right-hand spindle l5 which can be. rotated lby a hand-wheel l in one or another direction, so that the lower wheels 1, lyingat the feed end, are either approached to or removed from each other, varying in this way the converging angle betweenA the partial bands. Since the two partial bands 3 and ll, as above described, must on adjustment of the converging angle be movedftowards or away from each other, suflicient play must be provided betweenl the portions l 5l and 6V fitting into one another, so that mutual displacement becomes possible. As shown in Fig. l, the machine, at its feed end, has feeding rollers --|8 a glue-applying roller I9 and a guide bar V2l) keeping the veneers or other strips to be inserted separated from' one another until they come into Ycontact with the roller I9.

At the outlet end (on the left in Fig. 1) brush rollers 2l are provided, which are in contact with the conveying bands in order to remove the glue remaining on these bands after each passage,

and to prevent in this way a continuously increasing deposition of glue.

With the machine described, work is done as by the conveying bands l and 2.v Owing to the acute angle under which the partial, bands 3` and 4 of the lower band 2- lie with regard to each i other and which has previously been adapted to the thickness of the strips, to be glued together by turning the hand wheel i6, the edges of the strips are pressed together uniformly over their whole length. Owing to the partial bands 3 and 4 fitting into each other, the strips can never rise Furthermore, since the machine parts in contact with theV strips. move at the same v Yspeed as the Strips themselves, no friction ham- Y paring the advance movement occurs between these parts and the strips.A Therefrom itA follows, that the pressure can. be given a value most favourable for the gluing process, even if the the heat is transmitted by radiation to the conveying bands; however, a heating means could be provided transmitting heat to the bands by contact. In the drawings, only the lower conveying band is subdivided into two partial bands, While the upper band is made in one piece over its Whole width. The contrary may, of course, be the case or both bands may consist of two partial bands.

What I claim is:

1,. In a machine for jointing and gluing together the edges of fiat material by longitudinal 'movement of thisflat material, a feed mechanism,

including feed bands lying opposite one another and adapted to carry along the flat material between them, one of said bands being divided in longitudinal direction into two partial bands lying side by side with their adjacent edges fitting into each other and converging toward one another from the supply end to the delivery end of the machine. I

2. In a machine for jointing and gluing together the edges of flat material by longitudinal movement of this flat material', a feed mechanism, including feed bands lying opposite one another and adapted to carry along the flat material between them, one of said bands being divided in longitudinal direction into two partial bands lying side by side with their adjacent edges fitting into each other andr converging toward one another from the supply end to the deliveryV end of the machine, andan adjusting mechanism in operating relation with said partial bands for adjustmentv of the converging angle between them.

3. In a machine for jointing and gluing: together the edges of flat material by longitudinal movement. of this flat material, a feed mechanism, including feed bands lying opposite one another and adapted to carry along the flat material between them, one of said bands being divided in longitudinal direction into two partial bands lying side by side With their adjacent edges fitting into each other and. vconvergingl toward one another from the supply end to the delivery end of the machine,y a rightand left-hand threaded spindle, and wheels mounted on said spindle and in engagement with said partial bands to adjust the converging ang-le between said partial bands by rotation of said spindle.

ADOLF FISCHER-SCHMUTZ.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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